An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in powers and duties of the Department of Health and its departmental administrative and advisory boards, establishing the Pennsylvania Maternal and Infant Outcome Measures Survey Program.
This bill establishes the Pennsylvania Maternal and Infant Outcome Measures Survey Program within the Department of Health to collect data on the health experiences of mothers and babies. The program will conduct surveys of individuals who have recently had a live birth to gather information on their behaviors, attitudes, and experiences before, during, and after pregnancy. The Department of Health is authorized to use available funding, including federal money, and may hire outside contractors to run the survey while ensuring all personal data remains confidential. Additionally, the bill allows the department to share de-identified survey results with researchers and publish them in public reports to help improve maternal and child health outcomes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 9, 2026
Last action Jun 25, 2026
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Printer's No. PN3561
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This bill update expands the Pennsylvania Maternal and Infant Outcome Measures Survey Program by explicitly authorizing the Department of Health to publish de-identified survey data and permit its use for research. It also clarifies that the survey will evaluate pregnancy behaviors in addition to preconception and postpartum experiences, broadening the scope of data collection.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include explicit authorization for publishing and sharing de-identified survey data for research purposes, and the definition of surveyed behaviors was broadened to include pregnancy.
REQUIREMENT
Added explicit authority for the Department of Health to publish de-identified survey data and allow its use in public reports and for research.
DEFINITION
Modified the scope of the survey to explicitly include the evaluation of pregnancy behaviors alongside preconception and postpartum behaviors.
Floor votes · House Jun 24, 2026
How they voted
189–12
Passed
Total votes 201
Jun 24, 2026
D
Democratic102
100% Yea
R
Republican99
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Jun 25, 2026
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
Jun 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Jun 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Jun 23, 2026
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
Jun 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Jun 17, 2026
Committee
Re-committed to Rules
lower
Jun 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported as amended
lower
Jun 9, 2026
Committee
Referred to Health
lower
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Melissa Shusterman
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Sanchez
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Pielli
DDemocratic
Co
Dave Madsen
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Ciresi
DDemocratic
Co
Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz
DDemocratic
Co
La'Tasha Mayes
DDemocratic
Co
Lisa Borowski
DDemocratic
Co
Liz Hanbidge
DDemocratic
Co
Maureen Madden
DDemocratic
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